Music Key and Moods Cheat Sheet

Here I'll present you the emotions and musical key characteristics for each key.

This article is about musical key characteristics and emotions

It can help you choose a key that is associated with specific feelings before you create music.

This key-emotion theory was standard before the 20th century.

It was part of the music culture.

Both the creator and the audience knew the emotion's intentions when the creator used a specific key.

John Mattheson had written about this theory in Germany in 1713.

Later on, Rita Steblin translated his work in her book “A History of Key Characteristics in the 18th and Early 19th Centuries in 1983.”

There is no black and white here, before choosing a key try some keys and make your decision.

Keep reading to find the key you need ??